SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDOOR LOCATION TRACKING USING PSEUDO GPS SIGNAL TRANMSITTER - To track the location of a terminal in an indoor space by using a pseudo GPS signal transmitter, a GPS signal sent from an artificial satellite is received, and a clock signal of the artificial satellite is extracted from the received GPS signal to perform synchronization with the artificial satellite. Once synchronization with the artificial satellite is performed, a pseudo GPS signal is generated, and the transmission time of the pseudo GPS signal is controlled. The GPS signal is sent to the terminal located in the indoor space by a plurality of transmitting antennas based on the controlled transmission time, thereby enabling the terminal located in the indoor space to track its location.

2012-04-12

20120086600

Chip cards providing trusted time references - The subject innovation relates to a chip card to be inserted in terminals. An exemplary embodiment of the chip card includes a clock unit to provide a time reference and an internal power source to at least run the clock unit in case of absence of an external power source. The exemplary chip card also includes a signal receiver to receive a satellite navigation signal comprising a satellite time signal, the signal receiver being connected to the clock unit in order to synchronize the clock unit with the satellite time signal to enable the clock unit to provide the time reference as a trusted absolute time reference independently from a position of the chip card.

2012-04-12

20120086601

MICROWAVE ANTENNA SYSTEM - A microwave antenna system having a plurality of antenna elements arranged in an array having two spaced ends. A first phase shifter is electrically connected to a first group of at least two adjacent antenna elements at one end of the array to control the signal phase in that first group. Likewise, a second phase shifter is electrically connected to a second group of at least two adjacent array elements at the other end of the array to control the signal phase in the second group. Individual phase shifters are electrically connected to individual middle antenna elements for at least several of the middle antenna elements between the first and second groups.

2012-04-12

20120086602

HYBRID BEAM FORMING APPARATUS IN WIDEBAND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A beam forming apparatus includes: a receiver including a plurality of digital phase shifters configured to estimate an angle of arrival (AOA) of a received signal; and a transmitter including a plurality of analog phase shifters configured to perform phase shift based on the estimated AOA or a designated angle of orientation.

2012-04-12

20120086603

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING HORIZONTAL BEAM OF OMNI-DIRECTIONS ANTENNA - A horizontal beam adjusting method and apparatus for an omni-directional antenna are provided. The horizontal beam adjusting apparatus may generate a switch control signal according to an inclination of the omni-directional antenna, and adjust a radiation direction of the omni-directional antenna according to the switch control signal. Accordingly, the adjusted radiation direction may have horizontal omni-directionality with respect to a ground surface.

2012-04-12

20120086604

Compact Multi-Element Antenna With Phase Shift - A phased array antenna system includes a first radiation element that is made of a material and has a length selected to resonate at a desired frequency. A phase-shift element is coupled to one end of the first radiation element. A second radiation element is coupled to the end of the phase-shift element opposite the first radiation element, so that a radio signal passes through the first radiation element through the phase-shift element and through the second radiation element, the second radiation element is made of a material and has a length selected to resonate such that the first and second radiation elements cooperate to form a desired beam pattern from the antenna system.

2012-04-12

20120086605

METHOD OF DETERMINING THE DIRECTION OF ARRIVAL OF A HIGH-FREQUENCY ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE - A method of measuring the direction of arrival θ of radio signals in the HF band received by a crossed loop antenna includes, in a preparatory calibration phase, acquiring and recording the measurements made by the antenna of a calibration signal which varies in its frequency and bearing angle; and in a measurement phase in which the bearing angle or angles of arrival of signals detected by the antenna is or are determined, acquiring the signals detected in at least one frequency channel, and then, for each frequency channel f

2012-04-12

20120086606

DOPPLER AIDED INERTIAL NAVIGATION - Doppler Aided Inertial Navigation (DAIN) facilitates the determination of position, velocity and direction of mobile devices operating in highly obstructed GPS/GNSS environments. Delivering high precision, high resolution positioning information using signals of opportunity, the present invention measures the Doppler shift of a moving device using a variety of signals combined with inertial accelerometers and environmental sensors to deliver an autonomous positioning and navigation capability that does not require external infrastructure or a priori knowledge of signal sources.

2012-04-12

20120086607

WIRELESS TIME REFERENCE SYSTEM AND METHOD - Various methods and apparatuses that utilize a wireless time reference system are provided herein. One example method involves calibrating independent, spatially-located clocks of a geoposition system in order to geolocate an object having an associated object tag. The example method may include transmitting an RF pulse pair, receiving the pulse pair at multiple locations, utilizing respective frequencies of first and second spatially-located clocks to produce count values to effect measurement of an interarrival interval at each of multiple locations, determining a ratio of count values relative to said first and second spatially-located clocks, and utilizing said ratio to calibrate time indications of said clocks. Other related methods and apparatus are also provided.

WIRELESS COMMUNICATION TERMINAL - There is provided a wireless communication terminal that can accept plural wireless systems different in operating frequency by one antenna element. An antenna element

2012-04-12

20120086610

ANTENNA AND PORTABLE WIRELESS TERMINAL EQUIPPED THEREWITH - There is provided a flip portable radio that can be reduced in thickness and size; that requires a broadband characteristic for an antenna; and that can exhibit high communication performance according to various states of usage.

2012-04-12

20120086611

COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD - A first adjustment circuit adjusts an impedance of a first antenna, and a second adjustment circuit adjusts an impedance of a second antenna. A coupling reduction circuit reduces an amount of coupling of the first and second antennas. A first reception power measurement unit measures first reception power received from the first antenna, and a second reception power measurement unit measures second reception power received from the second antenna. A selection unit selects a circuit from among the first adjustment circuit, the second adjustment circuit, and the coupling reduction circuit. A circuit control unit controls the impedance of the selected circuit so that the value of the evaluation function proportional to the product of the first reception power and the second reception power becomes larger.

2012-04-12

20120086612

SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF TESTING ACTIVE DIGITAL RADIO ANTENNAS - Systems and methods of testing active digital radio antennas are presented. Systems and methods can test the active digital radio antenna functioning as both a radio and as an antenna and can test both the transmit and receive performance of the antenna. An electromagnetic probe can scan the antenna to perform the testing and couple to the elements of the antenna using radio frequency signals propagated in the air, as opposed to direct cabling.

2012-04-12

20120086613

Antenna Support Bracket - A method and apparatus comprising a planar member and a number of support members. The planar member may be configured to be attached to an airframe of an aircraft. The number of support members may be configured to connect the number of antennas to the planar member.

2012-04-12

20120086614

PANEL HAVING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURES - A pane with electrically conductive structures is described. The pane has at least two electrically conductive structures galvanically separated from each other, a galvanic separating layer on at least on one of the electrically conductive structures, and an electrical conductor on the galvanic separating layer. The galvanic separating layer galvanically separates the conductor from at least one of the structures. A method for producing the pane and a use of the same are also described.

2012-04-12

20120086615

Method and Apparatus for an Integrated Antenna - Aspects of a method and apparatus for an integrated antenna are provided. In an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a substrate may comprise one or more metal traces thereon and/or embedded therein. The substrate may be sufficiently flexible to be bent or molded into a shape that corresponds to the outer dimensions of a battery. When the substrate is bent into the shape corresponding to the outer dimensions of the battery, the one or more metal traces may form an antenna. A ferromagnetic laminate may be affixed to a first side of the substrate, and a dielectric laminate may be affixed to a second side of the substrate. The substrate may be wrapped around a battery and the battery and substrate may be integrated into a smartcard or other wireless communication device.

2012-04-12

20120086616

ANTENNA FOR PROVIDING SELECTIVE RADIATION PATTERNS AND ANTENNA CONSTRUCTION METHOD - An antenna providing a plurality of radiation patterns by adjusting a vertical beamwidth and a construction method for the antenna are provided. The antenna may include an integrated circuit (IC) element unit to provide a plurality of radiation patterns, and a switching unit to selectively provide any one of the plurality of radiation patterns based on control data.

2012-04-12

20120086617

ANTENNA - An antenna includes a metal member, an antenna, and a capacitor. The metal member includes a plurality of sidewalls connecting with each other. The antenna includes a fixing end and a free end, the fixing end is fixed to the metal member. The capacitor connects with the metal member and the free end of the antenna.

2012-04-12

20120086618

Beamwidth Adjustment Device - A beamwidth adjustment device, which is used for a feedhorn comprising an opening and a ring encircling the opening, comprises a conductor used for adjusting beamwidth formed by the feedhorn according to a characteristic of a dish of a satellite antenna corresponding to the feedhorn, and a fixing element used for fixing the conductor to the feedhorn, wherein the satellite antenna is used for receiving signals from the feedhorn.

2012-04-12

20120086619

RESONANCE-TYPE, RECEIVING ANTENNA AND RECEIVING APPARATUS - A resonance-type, receiving antenna comprising a circular-ring-shaped, magnetic core constituting a closed magnetic path having one gap, one or more coils wound around the circular-ring-shaped, magnetic core, and a capacitor connected in parallel to both ends of each coil; an angle between a straight line extending from a geographical center of the circular-ring-shaped, magnetic core to a center of the gap and a straight line extending from the geographical center to a center of the coil being in a range of 10° to 90°.

2012-04-12

20120086620

BALANCED MICROSTRIP FOLDED DIPOLE ANTENNAS AND MATCHING NETWORKS - Balanced microstrip folded dipole antennas and matching networks are disclosed. In some examples, an antenna system includes a folded dipole having first and second portions, a first transmission line located on a first side of a printed circuit board, a second transmission line located on a second side of the printed circuit board opposite the first transmission line, the first and second transmission lines being coupled to respective folded dipole portions, and a balanced microstrip matching network comprising first and second portions, the first and second matching network portions coupled to respective ones of the first and second transmission lines.

2012-04-12

20120086621

ANTENNA DEVICE FOR PORTABLE TERMINAL - An antenna device of a portable terminal is provided. The device includes a main board, a bar antenna, and a connector. The main board includes a feeding portion for feeding electricity and a grounding portion for grounding. The bar antenna is movable while being electrically connected to the feeding portion so as to protrude to an outside of the portable terminal or to be inserted into the inside of the portable terminal. The connector electrically connects the grounding portion of the main board to the bar antenna only when the bar antenna is completely inserted into the portable terminal.

2012-04-12

20120086622

Construction Set Package for Constructing a Cellular Antenna Site - The present application relates to a portable construction set package for constructing a cellular antenna site. The portable construction set package comprises a package box and at least one antenna. The package box is adapted to protect the at least one antenna prior to construction of the cellular antenna site. The package box comprises a plurality of package box parts. At least one of the plurality of package box parts is adapted to form a part of the cellular antenna site.

2012-04-12

20120086623

VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS - An advantage of some aspects of the invention is to provide a virtual image display apparatus in which occurrence of luminance spots is suppressed to improve efficiency of use of illumination light. In the virtual image display apparatus of the invention, an optical-directivity changing section forms a non-uniform distribution concerning the directivity of image lights GL emitted from an image display device. Therefore, even when an angle of a light beam emitted from the image display device and effectively captured into the eye EY of an observer is substantially different depending on a position of the image display device, it is possible to form the image lights GL having directivity corresponding to such an angle characteristic of light beam capturing. It is possible to suppress occurrence of luminance spots to improve efficiency of use of illumination light.

2012-04-12

20120086624

Variable Transparency Heads Up Displays - A heads up display presents images to a user. A background is located behind the heads up display. The heads up display is operable to vary the transparency of the images such that images alone are viewable, the background is viewable through the images, or the background is viewable but the images are not. The heads up display may vary the transparency of the images by varying the transparency of a display screen. Alternatively, the heads up display may record the background using a visual recording element and may combine the recorded background with the images such to overlay the images over the recorded background. The, the display screen may display the images. Alternatively, the display screen may be a projection screen upon which an image projector projects the images. The heads up display may also include an illumination element that illuminates the background when not sufficiently illuminated.

2012-04-12

20120086625

VIRTUAL IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - The invention is directed to provide a virtual image display device capable of setting the aspect ratio of the image light entering the eyes of the observer as a virtual image to a desired state while fulfilling the design limitations. In the invention, the aspect ratio of the virtual image can be converted to the aspect ratio (16:9) laterally longer than the aspect ratio (4:3) of the image area due to the conversion in the aspect ratio conversion optical system. Thus, the aspect ratio of the image light to be recognized by the eye of the observer as a virtual image can be adjusted to a desired state even in the case in which, for example, the lateral width of the image forming device with respect to the whole of the virtual image display device is limited by a design requirement.

2012-04-12

20120086626

FEEDBACK STRUCTURE FOR AN ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY - A feedback structure for an organic light-emitting diode display comprises an organic light-emitting diode panel, a driver chip and a signal transmission line group. The organic light-emitting diode panel includes a signal input terminal group and a signal feedback term connected to the ground. The driver chip includes a power input port connected to an external power source, a signal input port, and a feedback port connected to the ground. The signal transmission line group is electrically connected between the signal input terminal group and the signal output port. By such arrangements, it can ensure a stable segment control signal or avoid damage to the driver chip.

2012-04-12

20120086627

Display Device with Bi-directional Shift Registers - A display device having bi-directional shift registers is disclosed. The display device includes a display panel which has N gate lines, a first set of dummy registers, a second set of dummy registers, a plurality of valid shift registers coupled between the two sets of dummy registers, and a first start pulse signal generator coupled to the first valid register for generating the first start pulse signal to the first valid register to enable the first gate line. The first valid register is coupled to the first set of dummy registers. The Nth valid register is coupled to the second set of dummy registers.

2012-04-12

20120086628

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIGHT SOURCE CONTROL METHOD - Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device including: a liquid crystal display panel; a backlight unit incorporating a PWM dimming type light source; and a control unit that controls the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight unit. The control unit obtains response speed data of orientation change of liquid crystal molecules, and changes a duty factor of a PWM dimming signal according to the response speed data. In a case where the response speed of the liquid crystal molecules is relatively high, LEDs are driven with a relatively small duty factor. In a case where the response speed of the liquid crystal molecules is relatively low, the LEDs are driven with a relatively large duty factor, and black insertion is not performed. The liquid crystal display device prevents an image quality malfunction that is apt to occur depending on the degrees of inclination of the liquid crystal molecules.

USING A PORTABLE GAMING DEVICE TO RECORD OR MODIFY A GAME OR APPLICATION IN REAL-TIME RUNNING ON A HOME GAMING SYSTEM - Methods and systems for enabling a user to interface with an interactive application using a handheld device are provided. According to embodiments of the invention, a primary video stream of an interactive application is rendered on a display. Simultaneously, a data feed of the interactive application is transmitted to a handheld device. The data feed is processed on the handheld device to produce an ancillary video stream which is rendered on the handheld device. Interactive input is received at the handheld device while rendering the ancillary video stream. The interactive input is applied to set a virtual tag which defines an event to be rendered on the display when the state of the interactive application reaches a predetermined configuration so as to trigger execution of the virtual tag by the interactive application.

2012-04-12

20120086631

SYSTEM FOR ENABLING A HANDHELD DEVICE TO CAPTURE VIDEO OF AN INTERACTIVE APPLICATION - Methods and systems for enabling a handheld device to capture video of an interactive session of an interactive application presented on a main display are provided. An interactive session of the interactive application defines interactivity between a user and the interactive application. An initial position and orientation of a handheld device operated by a spectator are determined. A current state of the interactive application based on the interactivity between the user and the interactive application is determined The position and orientation of the handheld device are tracked during the interactive session. A spectator video stream of the interactive session based on the current state of the interactive application and the tracked position and orientation of the handheld device is generated. The spectator video stream is rendered on a handheld display of the handheld device.

2012-04-12

20120086632

ELECTRIC POWER INFORMATION USER INTERFACE, DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOF - Disclosed herein relates to an electric power information user interface, an information display method and an apparatus thereof. The interface is used to display the electricity consumption to be detected. The apparatus may display diverse power information through several functional combo keys. The interface is particularly implemented by software. The interface includes a value-display area, a parameter-type area with several changeable symbols or texts, a parameter-unit area indicative of unit of the value, a statistics-mode area for providing inquiry into the electric power information at different period zones, and a functional-key area. The functional-key area has several multi-functional keys and an energy-count key that is used to generate a reset and a stop command by repeating triggering. The energy-count key particularly provides the electric power information within a certain period.

2012-04-12

20120086633

Method For Measuring Distance Between Coordinate Indicator and Coordinate Input Device - The invention relates to a method for measuring a distance between a coordinate indicator and a coordinate input device, which belongs to the technical field of computer peripheral equipments. The method comprises the steps of measuring an actual amplitude of an output signal of a receiving coil in the electromagnetic induction plate by a measurement circuit in the electromagnetic induction plate; determining a distance between the coordinate indicator and the coordinate input device in accordance with the actual amplitude of the output signal, a nominal amplitude of the output signal, and a preset reference amplitude of signal. In the present invention, the distance between the coordinate indicator and the coordinate input device is determined by converting an actual amplitude of the output signal of the receiving coil at one time to a nominal amplitude of the output signal normalized by a reference amplitude of signal, which overcomes the defect of the prior art which can not indicate a distance between the coordinate indicator and the coordinate input device.

2012-04-12

20120086634

MULTI-DIRECTION INPUT DEVICE - Provided is a multi-direction input device. The multi-direction input device includes a manipulation member moved in a multi-direction by a user's manipulation, a hinge part disposed to surround at least one side of the manipulation member, the hinge part returning to an initial position of the manipulation member by elasticity, and a fixing member configured to fix at least one portion of the hinge part.

2012-04-12

20120086635

POINTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - Provided are a pointing device and an electronic device including the pointing device. The pointing device includes: an actuating member configured to be moved by a user; a magnet part disposed at a lower side of the actuating member; a cover part configured to cover the actuating member while exposing a part of the actuating member; an intermediate member including a center part configured to support the magnet part, a plurality of pattern parts extending from the center part and having a curved shape, a plurality of fixing parts disposed at ends of the pattern parts and fixed to the cover part, and a plurality of fixing protrusion parts extending from the center part for fixing the magnet part and the center part to the actuating member; and a sensor unit configured to output an electric signal by detecting a movement of the magnet part.

2012-04-12

20120086636

SENSOR RING AND INTERACTIVE SYSTEM HAVING SENSOR RING - This disclosure provides a sensor ring and an interactive system having the sensor ring. The interactive system includes the sensor ring, a RF receiver, an image-capture device and a signal processor. The sensor ring is adopted for wear on fingers or toes, has a sensor module to produce a sensing signal, and a RF transmitter for transmission of sensing signals. The image-capture device has a camera module used to produce a detection signal. The RF receiver receives the sensing signals of the ring. The signal processor processes the sensing signals of the rings and the detection signals of the image-capture device to produces interactive operation.

2012-04-12

20120086637

SYSTEM AND METHOD UTILIZED FOR HUMAN AND MACHINE INTERFACE - The present invention discloses a system for human and machine interface. The system includes a 3-dimensional (3D) image capture device, for capturing a gesture of a motion object in a period of time; a hand-held inertial device (HHID), for transmitting a control signal; and a computing device. The computing device includes a system integration and GUI module, for compensating the control signal according to an image signal corresponding to the motion object, to generate a compensated control signal.

2012-04-12

20120086638

Multi-area handwriting input system and method thereof - A multi-area handwriting input system and a method thereof are provided. The system and the method provide multiple input areas and one candidate words display area in a display interface. When a first handwritten trail is entered in the first input area, if the user does not select any of the first candidate words as the input, then the system and the method will determine whether any of the second candidate words identified from the second handwritten trail in the second input area can be combined with any of the first candidate words. If such a combination is found, then the invention displays the combined words in the candidate words display area for selection. If not, then the invention temporarily uses the first candidate word with the highest priority in display order number as an input word and displays the second candidate words for selection. Therefore, the system and method thereof can enhance the efficiency of handwritten word identification.

2012-04-12

20120086639

COMPUTER MOUSE AND METHOD THEREOF - A method for a mouse is provided. The mouse includes a housing, a timing unit. A container is secured in the housing. The container is full of insulated liquid. A sphere suspends in the liquid. First sensors and second sensors are attached to the container. Each first sensors is charged, each second sensors is uncharged. The first sensors are spaced from each other by one second sensor. When any adjacent first sensor and second sensor are simultaneously contacted by the sphere, the contacted second sensor is thus charged. The method includes: determining whether any second sensor is charged; generating a position signal, controlling the timing unit to time within the period the any second sensor being charged; determining the movement direction of the a cursor; determining the movement distance of the cursor; and generating cursor control signal for controlling movement of the cursor.

2012-04-12

20120086640

User Notification System with an Illuminated Computer Input Device - A user notification system and a computer input device, such as a mouse. The computer input device includes an illumination member that enables a user to quickly and accurately position the input device during poor lighting conditions and determine whether the computer is ON. The input device includes a housing and an illumination device that is supported by the housing. Illumination from the illumination device is visible when the input device is placed on a support surface. The illumination member is also used to notify the user if one or more of various events have occurred in a computer application being run on the computer. The notification information is presented to the user by changing the state of the illumination member. An example of event for notification includes the receipt of a message in a communications program such as an e-mail message. The notification can make the illumination member blink as a function of the number of messages received. This enables information to be conveyed to the user without the need for text or audio, and without the need to view the computer monitor.

2012-04-12

20120086641

MULTI-MODE FOLDABLE MOUSE - A multi-mode foldable mouse includes a main body, a cover, a sensing device and a controller. A first touch panel is disposed on the main body. A second touch panel is disposed on the cover. The sensing device is used for sensing a position of the main body relative to the cover. The controller is used for controlling the mouse to be operated in either a multi-touch mode or a keyboard mode according to the position of the main body relative to the cover. When the mouse in operated in the multi-touch mode, the first touch panel is enabled, and a multi-finger inputting operation on the first touch panel is converted into an image control instruction. When the mouse in operated in a keyboard mode, a virtual standard keyboard is shown on the first touch panel in cooperation with the second touch panel for providing a function of inputting characters.

2012-04-12

20120086642

Keyboard for touchscreen - Keyboard systems for interfacing with a touchscreen. The keyboard includes: a plurality of contact members formed of electrically conducting material, each of the contact members having first and second sides; and a plurality of keys. Each key has an electrically conducting key-pad unit and a resilient member, where the resilient member is adapted to maintain the key-pad unit in a spaced part relationship relative to a corresponding one of the contact members. The first side of each contact member is in constant contact with a particular portion of the touchscreen. The key-pad unit is adapted to contact the second side of a corresponding one of the contact members when pressed by a foreign object, to thereby form an electrically conducting path between the foreign object and the particular portion of the touchscreen.

2012-04-12

20120086643

KEYBOARD DEVICE WITH OPTICALLY ENHANCED DISPLAY OUTPUT - A display and input system configured to receive tactile user input and provide dynamic display output is provided. The system includes a display device and a plurality of input locations situated over the display device. Each of the input locations is at least partially see-through to permit viewing of imagery generated by the display device, where each of the input locations includes an optical element spaced from an operative surface of the display device and configured to adjust viewer perception of image light emanating from the display device through input location. The display and input system may also be implemented to include mechanically-depressible keys providing keyboard-type input functionality.

2012-04-12

20120086644

KEYBOARD - A keyboard includes a mainbody, a number of keys, an interface, a control circuit, a switch, and a light emitting diode (LED). The interface includes a first group of pins and a second group of pins. The first and second groups of pins are connected to a motherboard. One of the second group of pins receives a +5V_standby voltage or a +3.3V_standby voltage from the motherboard. The control circuit is set inside the mainbody and is connected to the keys and the first group of pins of the interface. One of the second group of pins of the interface is further connected to an anode of the LED through the switch, and a cathode of the LED is grounded.

2012-04-12

20120086645

EYE TYPING SYSTEM USING A THREE-LAYER USER INTERFACE - A specially-configured interactive user interface for use in eye typing takes the form of a three-layer arrangement that allows for controlling computer input with eye gazes. The three-layer arrangement includes an outer, rectangular ring of letters, displayed clockwise in alphabetical order (forming the first layer). A group of “frequently-used words” associated with the letters being typed forms an inner ring (and is defined as the second layer). This second layer of words is constantly updated as the user continues to enter text. The third layer is a central “open” portion of the interface and forms the typing space—the “text box” that will be filled as the user continues to type. A separate row of control/function keys (including mode-switching for upper case vs. lower case, numbers and punctuation) is positioned adjacent to the three-layer on-screen keyboard display.

Displays for Electronic Devices that Detect and Respond to the Contour and/or Height Profile of User Input Objects - An electronic device includes a touch-sensitive display screen including an array of electromagnetic radiation detectors. The array of electromagnetic radiation detectors is configured to generate an image signal that represents an image of a user input object that is closely spaced to the display, and to generate a touch signal in response to the display screen being touched by the user input object. The electronic device further includes a controller circuit that is configured to display a plurality of keys forming a keyboard and to display characters on the keys. The controller identifies from the image signal a size and/or an angular orientation of the user input object relative to the display screen. The controller identifies a user's selection among characters indicated on the keyboard keys in response to the identified size and/or the angular orientation of the user input object and in response to the touch signal, and outputs character data corresponding to the identified user selected character.

2012-04-12

20120086648

PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING TOUCH-SENSITIVE DISPLAY - A portable electronic device includes a body and a display assembly coupled to the body and moveable relative to the body in response to receipt of an applied force on a side of the display assembly. The display assembly is biased to a position in which the display assembly overlies the body. The portable electronic device also includes a sensor arranged to detect movement of the display assembly relative to the body, and a processor coupled to the display assembly and the to the sensor to determine an input in response to detecting movement of the display assembly relative to the body.

2012-04-12

20120086649

CONDUCTIVE CIRCUITS FOR A TOUCH PANEL AND THE MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A manufacturing method of conductive circuits of a touch panel includes the following steps: providing a substrate with a conductive area thereon; providing at least one hard coating layer on the conductive area of the substrate; forming a plurality of grooves on the hard coating layer; forming a metal layer on the hard coating layer and in the grooves; and heating the metal layer so as to condense the metallic materials thereof in the grooves due to surface tension, thus forming a plurality of conductive circuits.

2012-04-12

20120086650

COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM, DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - First movement control means moves, relative to a display area of a display device, a plurality of selection objects having at least one part thereof displayed on the display area, based on an output signal outputted from an input device. Among the plurality of selection objects, when an end-located selection object reaches a predetermined position on the display area as a result of the first movement control means moving the plurality of selection objects, second movement control means moves, relative to the display area, at least one selection object displayed on the display area among the plurality of selection objects, in a direction different from a direction in which the plurality of selection objects have been moved by the first movement control means.

2012-04-12

20120086651

TOUCH PANEL - A touch panel is provided. The touch panel includes an electroactive polymer (EAP) actuator which is deformable when protruded or depressed locally at a part to which a driving voltage is applied; and a flexible touch sensor which is disposed on the EAP actuator. The flexible touch sensor is deformable locally in correspondence with a deformation of the EAP actuator, and senses an input according to a contact or pressing operation.

2012-04-12

20120086652

Printing option display method and printing option display apparatus - If a user inputs a desired printing option, a preview screen depending on the input printing option is displayed on the touchscreen. Then, if first and second touch input points are detected on the preview screen and a distance between the first and second touch input points is changed, a preview screen, a set value of the input printing option has been changed by the user, is displayed. Thereby, the number of pages contained in a preview image, the number of sheets of paper corresponding to the number of split parts of an object displayed on the preview image, the paper size of the preview image, or the size of the preview image may be changed and displayed, which enables convenient and rapid intuitive setting of N-UP, poster, paper size and actual image size printing options.

2012-04-12

20120086653

NAVIGATIONAL OPERATION METHOD - A navigational operation method, applied to a remote controller of a multi-media player, includes the following steps. One of multiple operation modes of the multi-media player is selected. A navigation key on the remote controller is triggered. A function table or multiple function keys corresponding to the selected operation mode are displayed on the multi-media player.

2012-04-12

20120086654

Liquid Crystal Display Device - A liquid crystal display device is disclosed, which comprises gate and data lines arranged to cross each other on a substrate to define a pixel region; a pixel electrode formed in the pixel region; a common electrode forming an electric field together with the pixel electrode and sensing a touch of a user; and a sensing line electrically connected with the common electrode, wherein the common electrode includes a plurality of first common electrodes for sensing any one of a touch position of X axis and a touch position of Y axis and a plurality of second common electrodes for sensing the other one of the touch positions of X axis and Y axis, and the sensing line is not electrically connected with the plurality of second common electrodes but electrically connected with the plurality of first common electrodes.

2012-04-12

20120086655

TOUCH DISPLAY PANEL - A touch display panel including a first substrate, a second substrate, a touch sensing structure, a decoration film, an organic light emitting diode pixel array, and a sealant is provided. The touch sensing structure is disposed on the first substrate. The second substrate is opposite to a surface of the first substrate disposed with the touch sensing structure. The decoration film is disposed on the first substrate. The organic light emitting diode pixel array is located between the touch sensing structure and the second substrate. The sealant is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and seals the organic light emitting diode pixel array between the first substrate and the second substrate.

2012-04-12

20120086656

Touch Sensing Circuit and Associated Method - A touch sensing circuit and method is provided. The touch sensing circuit discriminates a common voltage change of a display panel couple to the touch sensor in a touch panel display apparatus. The touch sensor comprises a plurality of sensor electrodes. The touch sensing circuit includes a plurality of channel circuits, each of which includes a reset switch and a sensing switch for alternately conducting an associated sensor electrode to a reset voltage and a charge collecting circuit. The channel circuits are divided to different groups that operate according to interleaving timings for encompassing possible common voltage changes.

2012-04-12

20120086657

Configurable Methods and Systems of Growing and Harvesting Cells in a Hollow Fiber Bioreactor System - Embodiments described herein generally relate to methods and systems for configuring settings of a cell expansion system including a bioreactor. Through a user interface, a user may configure display settings, system settings, and settings associated with protocols for loading, growing and/or harvesting cells. In configuring settings for protocols and associated processes, a diagram view or window of the cell expansion system is displayed in embodiments. The diagram view displays the process settings as graphical user interface elements. Settings available for configuration are enabled for selection in the diagram view. The diagram view allows the user to visualize the settings available for task configuration and to configure enabled settings. Configured settings are stored and capable of retrieval for subsequent execution or modification of the applicable protocol.

2012-04-12

20120086658

TABLET COMPUTER WITH OPTION FOR ONE OR TWO SCREENS - Provided is a tablet computer with the option of using one or two screens such as a tablet computer comprising a first and a second touch screen on a respective first and second surface, wherein the second screen is positioned behind the first screen when not in use in a fashion where the front or the back of the second screen is behind the back of the first screen, wherein each screen encompasses at least 50% of the area of the first and second surfaces, wherein the tablet computer can be used with a) the first screen only while the second screen is positioned behind the first screen; b) with both first and second screens in an open position where both screens are visible to a user.

2012-04-12

20120086659

Method and apparatus for sensing utilizing tiles - An apparatus for sensing includes a computer. The apparatus includes one or more individual sensing tiles in communication with the computer that form a sensor surface that detects force applied to the surface and provides a signal corresponding to the force to the computer which produces from the signal a time varying continuous image of force applied to the surface, where the surface is contiguous, and detected force can be sensed in a manner that is geometrically continuous and seamless on a surface. A method for determining locations of tiles of a sensor.

2012-04-12

20120086660

ELECTRONIC DISPLAYS AND METAL MICROPATTERNED SUBSTRATES HAVING A GRAPHIC - Electronic displays and metal micropatterned substrates are described comprising a graphic defined by a contrasting area adjacent the graphic. In one embodiment, the graphic is visible when the display is viewed with reflected light and the graphic is substantially less visible or invisible when viewed with backlighting transmitted through the metal micropatterned substrate. The graphic and contrasting area have a total metal micropattern density that differs by no greater than about 5% and more preferably by no greater than 2%.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE, GESTURE PROCESSING METHOD AND GESTURE PROCESSING PROGRAM - An electric device supports gesture input, so a user can determining whether the electric device is in a state of accepting the gesture input. An electronic device includes a touch panel display, a storage unit for storing sets of display data and trajectory related information that is associated with each set of display data, and a control unit. The trajectory related information includes trajectory data and function information that is associated with the trajectory data, and the control unit determines whether or not to accept the gesture input on the basis of the trajectory related information that is associated with the display data displayed on the touch panel display. When having determined to accept the gesture input, overlay-displays on the touch panel display, the trajectory data included in the trajectory related information that is associated with the display data so as to be overlaid on the display data.

MULTIFUNCTIONAL WRITING APPARATUS WITH CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREEN STYLUS - A multifunctional writing apparatus includes a writing device and a stylus operable to control a capacitive touch screen display device. The multifunctional apparatus includes an electrically conducting body having a first end and a second end. The first end includes a writing device such as a pen or pencil which allows a user to write on a paper or another type of media. The second end of the body comprises an electrically conductive portion which, when in contact with a capacitive based touch screen display device, allows a user to make a capacitive coupling and operate the touch screen display device.

2012-04-12

20120086665

Liquid Crystal Display Device - A liquid crystal display device is disclosed, which comprises first and second substrates; gate and data lines arranged to cross each other on the first substrate to define a pixel region; a pixel electrode formed in the pixel region; a common electrode forming an electric field together with the pixel electrode and sensing a touch of a user; a light shielding layer formed on the second substrate to shield light leakage to a region other than the pixel region; column spacers formed on the light shielding layer to maintain a cell gap; and a sensing line formed on the column spacers and electrically connected with the common electrode.

2012-04-12

20120086666

Force Sensing Capacitive Hybrid Touch Sensor - A method for detecting a magnitude of force applied to a capacitive sensor array may comprise receiving a plurality of capacitance measurements affected by a contact at a touch-sensing surface, and determining a magnitude of a force applied to the touch-sensing surface at a location of the contact based on the location of the contact and a capacitance measurement of the first plurality of capacitance measurements.

2012-04-12

20120086667

FORCE MEASURING METHOD FOR A MULTIMODE TOUCHSCREEN DEVICE - A force measuring method for a touchscreen device makes it possible to measure the force applied to the touchscreen. The principle of the invention consists in measuring the displacement of the two plates supporting the conduction lines and columns of the touchscreen, a displacement which is proportional to the force applied. The displacement of the plates is known by analysis of the variation of the capacitive impedance induced by the presence of an actuator to displace the plates.

2012-04-12

20120086668

INTEGRATED TOUCH CONTROL DEVICE - A touch device integrated with capacitive and resistive sensing operation includes a first substrate on which a first electrode pattern is formed and a second substrate on which a second electrode pattern is formed. The first and second electrode patterns are respectively connected to a microprocessor via a first scanning circuit and a second scanning circuit. When a user slightly touches a touch operation surface of the touch device, the touch device is set in a capacitive touch position detection mode. When the user forcibly depresses the touch operation surface of the touch device or carries out a hand writing input operation on the touch operation surface of the touch device, the touch device is set in a resistive touch position detection mode.

2012-04-12

20120086669

SLIM TYPE TOUCH PANEL AND MOBILE TERMINAL INCLUDING THE SAME - A slim type touch panel is provided. The slim type touch panel includes an upper substrate, a first sensor electrode layer disposed at a lower part of the upper substrate, an insulating film disposed at a lower part of the first sensor electrode layer, and a second sensor electrode layer disposed at a lower part of the insulating film, or includes a first sensor electrode cover sheet in which a sensor electrode layer is patterned, a first adhesive layer disposed at a lower part of the first sensor electrode cover sheet, and a film layer disposed at a lower part of the first adhesive layer and comprising a second sensor electrode layer.

2012-04-12

20120086670

TOUCH-SCREEN INTERFACE CIRCUIT - A touch-screen interface circuit configured to operate in at least three modes comprises a first resistive x-plate having at least a first x-terminal connected in the first mode to a voltage supply and a second x-terminal connected in first mode to circuit ground; a voltage regulator circuit comprising a floating reference voltage source connected in first mode to the second x-terminal, and to a first input of a touch-screen reference buffer circuit having a second input connected in first mode to the first x-terminal; the voltage regulator circuit arranged to control in first mode a connection between the voltage supply and the first x-terminal; and a second resistive y-plate having at least a first y-terminal and being arranged to apply a wiper contact to the first x-plate, the wiper contact having an x-position, y-position and pressure.

METHOD OF LOCATING TOUCH POSITION - A method for locating a touch position is provided. The method is adaptable to an optical touch panel, wherein the optical touch panel has a plurality of visible light sensors and a plurality of corresponding invisible light sensors that are arranged as an array. In the present method, sensing signals of the visible light sensors and the invisible light sensors are read. The sensing signal of each visible light sensor is converted into a first binary code according to a first setting parameter, and the sensing signal of each invisible light sensor is converted into a second binary code according to a second setting parameter and a third setting parameter. An AND operation is performed on all the first binary codes and all the second binary codes to obtain a plurality of logic operation values, so as to locate a position touched by a user on the optical touch panel.

2012-04-12

20120086673

TOUCH DISPLAY DEVICE - A touch display device includes a device housing, a display module, and an optical touch module. The display module is located within the device housing and has a display region and a peripheral region surrounding the display region. The optical touch module is configured on the display module. Besides, the optical touch module includes a light guide element, a light source, and a photo sensor. The light guide element has a top surface and includes a light guide portion and an outer frame portion. The light guide portion is located on the display region. The outer frame portion extends from an edge of the light guide portion and is connected to the device housing. The light source supplies light to the light guide portion. The photo sensor receives the light from the light guide portion. The outer frame portion covers the light source and the photo sensor.

2012-04-12

20120086674

TOUCH SCREEN OPERATING PEN - A touch screen operating pen, by inserting a pen rubber supporter supporting the inside in the pen rubber section which touches and drags the touch panel/screen, which prevents the pen rubber section from being slipped to one side direction when the pen rubber section drags on the touch screen, and by securing a wider area where the pen rubber section contacts with the touch screen, which can touch and drag the touch panel/screen with a small power, and can effectively perform the touch and drag action while the pen rubber section contacts with the touch panel/screen. In addition, by interposing the plate spring having elastic force between the touch pen body and the pen rubber section which touches the touch panel/screen, it improves the click feeling and greatly raises the success rates of touch and click. Furthermore it can be used with the removable antenna or the constant pressure type touch pen.

2012-04-12

20120086675

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL PEN ASSEMBLY - A digital pen comprising: an electric circuit, an acoustic transmitter, detached from the electric circuit, and configured to transmit acoustic signals, and a resilient holder, configured to mechanically press the electric circuit into electrical contact with the transmitter, so as to electrically connect the electric circuit and the transmitter.

2012-04-12

20120086676

ROTARY SWITCHING DEVICE AND FILE SEARCH SYSTEM USING THE SAME - The present invention features a rotary switching device and a file search system using the same. In preferred embodiments, the rotary switching device includes a rotary push button, a first switch part, second switch parts, a first contact part, and a second contact part.

2012-04-12

20120086677

DRIVING CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR DRIVING A DISPLAY - In one aspect of the invention, a method for driving a display includes the steps of processing input image signals into pixel signals associated with the pixel matrix and grayscales of the display, generating a polarity control signal POL, and determining transmitting paths of the pixel signals according to the polarity control signal POL, and writing the pixel signals into the pixel matrix of the display along the determined transmitting paths.

2012-04-12

20120086678

WIRE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE, AND RELATED APPARATUS - A wire is provided on an insulating substrate to have a first thickness in a first area and a second thickness smaller than the first thickness in a second area except for the first area. A display apparatus includes the wire. The wire is formed by forming a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer on the insulating substrate and etching the first and second conductive layers using photoresist layer patterns having different thicknesses.

2012-04-12

20120086679

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT, TEST OPERATION METHOD THEREOF, AND APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - An integrated circuit is provided. The integrated circuit includes a plurality of output pads, a plurality of test pads, and a plurality of channel shift switches respectively connected between the plurality of output pads and the plurality of test pads and operated by a plurality of channel shift switch enable signals. A short path between the plurality of output pads may be detected when each of the plurality of channel shift switch enable signals are simultaneously at a high level.

2012-04-12

20120086680

DISPLAY DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING DISPLAY DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A display device including: a display section configured to display an image; a display control section configured to arrange a plurality of display areas in a display range of the display section and display an image in each of the display areas; an image selection section configured to select the image to be displayed in each of the display areas from a plurality of input images; and a multi-screen display control section configured to display an image designation panel designating an image of a display object out of the plurality of input images on the display section, determine the images to be displayed in all of the display areas in a lump if the images to be displayed in all of the display areas are designated during display of the image designation panel and a determination operation is performed, and make the image selection section select the images determined.

2012-04-12

20120086681

DRIVING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY DIVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A liquid crystal display includes a plurality of driving apparatuses one-chipped by including a signal controller controlling a data driver in the data driver applying data voltage to the corresponding data line. Each of the plurality of driving apparatuses includes a first signal terminal and a second signal terminal. The first signal terminal outputs control data for controlling image display to an adjacent signal controller in a first direction for a first period and receives a mode detection signal for determining a final operation mode from the adjacent signal controller in the first direction for a second period after the first period. The second signal terminal outputs the mode detection signal to the adjacent signal controller in a second direction different from the first direction for the first period and receives the control data from the adjacent signal controller in the second direction for the second period.

2012-04-12

20120086682

DRIVING APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD - A driving apparatus is provided and comprises a gate driver, a data driver, a gate line driving module array and/or a data line driving module array. The gate line driving module array comprises “A” gate line driving modules, each connected to one output terminal of the gate driver and two gate lines, the gate line driving module being used for driving the gate lines connected therewith to be sequentially turned on, where 1≦A≦M/2, A is an integral number, and M represents a total number of rows of the gate lines. A driving method for display is also provided.

2012-04-12

20120086683

TRANSMISSIVE LIQUID-CRYSTAL DISPLAY IN CMOS TECHNOLOGY WITH AUXILIARY STORAGE CAPACITOR - Techniques for displaying images with an active-matrix liquid-crystal display. These techniques are particularly applicable to small displays, produced, for example, on silicon substrates (in LCOS, or liquid-crystal on silicon, technology). An auxiliary storage capacitor is formed on the drive transistor of a pixel, such that the drive transistor is formed between the liquid crystal and the storage capacitor. The capacitor includes multiple parallel partial capacitors each having an interdigitated structure in a respective metallization level. The metallizations (aluminum and/or copper) are opaque and the capacitor therefore protects the transistor from light, the level of protection being increased with the number of metallization levels used to form the interdigitated structures.

2012-04-12

20120086684

Liquid Crystal Display Device And Light Source Control Method - Disclosed is a liquid crystal display device including: a VA-IPS mode liquid crystal display panel; a backlight unit incorporating a PWM dimming type light source; and a control unit that controls the liquid crystal display panel and the backlight unit, in which the control unit obtains response speed data of orientation change of liquid crystal molecules, and changes a duty factor of a PWM dimming signal according to the response speed data. In a case where the response speed of the liquid crystal molecules is relatively high, LEDs are driven with a relatively small duty factor. In a case where the response speed of the liquid crystal molecules is relatively low, the LEDs are driven with a relatively large duty factor, and black insertion is not performed. The liquid crystal display device prevents an image quality malfunction (multiple outlines).

2012-04-12

20120086685

THIN FILM TRANSTISTOR ARRAY PANEL AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY - A liquid crystal display includes a first gate line; a common voltage line separated from the first gate line; a data line insulated from and crossing the first gate line and the common voltage line; a first switching element connected to the first gate line and the data line; a second switching element connected to the first gate line and the data line; a first liquid crystal capacitor connected to the first switching element; a second liquid crystal capacitor connected to the second switching element; a third switching element connected to the first switching element; an assistance capacitor connected to the third switching element and the common voltage line; and a shielding electrode extending in the same direction as the first gate line and connected to the first switching element.

2012-04-12

20120086686

DISPLAY DRIVING CIRCUIT, DISPLAY DEVICE AND DISPLAY DRIVING METHOD - A display driving circuit that carries out CC driving is configured such that retaining circuits are provided in such a way as to correspond one-by-one to their respective stages of a shift register, that a polarity signal CMI is inputted to each of the latch circuits, that when an internal signal Mn generated by a shift register at the nth stage becomes active, a latch circuit corresponding to the nth stage loads and retains the polarity signal CMI, that an output signal SRBOn from the shift register at the nth stage is supplied as a scanning signal to a gate line connected to pixels corresponding to the (n+1)th stage, and that an output from latch circuit corresponding to the nth stage is supplied as CSOUTn to a CS bus line forming capacitors with pixel electrodes of pixels corresponding to the nth stage.

Display Apparatus And Display Apparatus Driving Method - During the first frame, a first common electric potential is used, all picture elements of an identical line have an identical write polarity, there is another line of picture elements having a write polarity different from the identical write polarity, a data signal having a first electric potential lower than the first common electric potential is supplied to a line for a negative write polarity, a picture element electrode electric potential is changed to a second electric potential greater than a second common electric potential and lower than the first common electric potential by changing a storage capacitor electric potential from Low to High after a selection period ends, a data signal having a third electric potential greater than the first common electric potential is supplied to a line for a positive write polarity, and the storage capacitor electric potential is still kept Low after the selection period ends.

2012-04-12

20120086689

Display Driving Circuit, Display Device And Display Driving Method - An embodiment of the present invention switches, in a display driving circuit of a liquid crystal display device which carries out CC driving, between a two-line reversal driving mode in which a polarity of a data signal supplied to a source line is reversed every two horizontal scanning periods and a one-line reversal driving mode in which a polarity of a data signal supplied to a source line is reversed every one horizontal scanning period. In at least one example embodiment, a polarity signal reverses its polarity every two horizontal scanning periods in the two-line reversal driving mode, and reverses its polarity every one horizontal scanning period in the one-line reversal driving mode.

2012-04-12

20120086690

PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL DRIVE METHOD AND PLASMA DISPLAY DEVICE - Forced initializing operation is omitted while address operation is performed stably, light emission related to no gradation display is eliminated, and the contrast is largely improved. In an erasing period, erasing discharge is selectively caused only in the discharge cell having undergone address discharge in the immediately preceding address period. It is assumed that first voltage is derived by subtracting voltage applied to a data electrode from low-side voltage of a sustain pulse, second voltage is derived by subtracting voltage applied to the data electrode from high-side voltage of the sustain pulse, and third voltage is derived by subtracting low-side voltage of an address pulse applied to the data electrode from low-side voltage of a scan pulse. The voltage derived by subtracting the third voltage from the first voltage is not lower than a discharge start voltage w here t he data electrode is used as the positive electrode and the scan electrode is used as the negative electrode. The voltage derived by subtracting the third voltage from the second voltage does not exceed the sum of a discharge start voltage where the data electrode is used as the positive electrode and the scan electrode is used as the negative electrode and a discharge start voltage where the data electrode is used as the negative electrode and the scan electrode is used as the positive electrode.

2012-04-12

20120086691

ELECTROFLUIDIC CHROMATOPHORE (EFC) DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus is described that includes a plurality of electrofluidic chromatophore (EFC) pixel cells. Each pixel cell comprises a fluid holder for holding a polar fluid and a non-polar fluid having differing display properties, the fluid holder comprising a reservoir with a geometry having a small visible area projected in the direction of a viewer onto the polar fluid, and a channel with a geometry having a large visible area projected in the direction of a viewer onto the polar fluid. The channel is connected to the reservoir so as to enable free movement of the polar fluid and non-polar fluid between the channel and the reservoir. At least part of a surface of the channel comprises a wetting property responsive to a supply voltage over the pixel cell and defining (i) a stable region wherein the supply voltage stabilizes polar fluid in the channel; (ii) a fill region that controls filling of polar fluid in the channel and (iii) a retract region that controls retracting of polar fluid in the channel. At least two pixel cell terminals are configured to supply the supply voltage to at least part of the surface of the channel comprising the wetting property for supply voltage controlled channel movement of polar fluid. The display further comprises a driver operative to provide controlled column voltages and any of a predefined row select or non-select voltage. A circuit board comprises a row electrode and a column electrode each directly connecting the driver to the pixel cell terminals for supplying the supply voltage to the pixel cell terminals as a voltage difference between the row and column electrodes in a passive matrix configuration.

2012-04-12

20120086692

Electric Circuit - As for a transistor, overlapped are factors such as a variation of a gate insulation film which occurs due to a difference of a manufacturing process and a substrate used and a variation of a crystalline state in a channel forming region and thereby, there occurs a variation of a threshold voltage and mobility of a transistor.

2012-04-12

20120086693

Method for Driving Electrochemical Display Device, and Information Display Apparatus - A method is provided for driving an electrochemical display element. An apparatus employing the method is also provided. The method comprises a blackening step for depositing a metal by applying a blackening pulse to a pixel of the electrochemical device, and a whitening step for dissolving the deposited metal by application of a whitening pulse. When the display at the electrochemical display device is being updated, the duration time of application and/or voltage of application of the whitening pulse is adjusted in accordance with the time elapsed since the deposition of the metal in the blackening step before the update in the whitening step. This method enables sufficient whitening of the pixel of the electrochemical display device, excellent durability, and shortening of the time for update.

2012-04-12

20120086694

PIXEL CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY PANEL WITH IR-DROP COMPENSATION FUNCTION - A pixel circuit and a display panel with an IR-drop compensation function are disclosed. The display panel includes multiple pixel circuits and multiple compensation circuits. Each of the pixel circuits includes a detecting switch. After a real work voltage of a pixel circuit is transmitted to a corresponding compensation circuit through a corresponding detecting switch, a data transmitted to the pixel circuit is adjusted by the compensation circuit according to a relationship between the real work voltage and an original work voltage.

2012-04-12

20120086695

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ANNOUNCEMENT SYSTEM AND IMPLEMENTATION METHOD THEREOF - An environmental protection announcement system and an implementation method thereof are provided. The environmental protection announcement system includes an announcement device and an information carrier. The information carrier is capable of storing announcement information constructed by an information supply side, so as to enable a user to be in information connection with the announcement device through the information carrier and to drive the announcement device to change display content with a small current. In a normal state, the announcement device does not need an external power supply, thereby achieving the effect of energy saving.

2012-04-12

20120086696

Level converting circuit, display device, and electronic apparatus - A level converting circuit includes a level converting part and a bias part. The level converting part includes at least first to fourth n-type field effect transistors and first and second p-type field effect transistors. The bias part includes a fifth n-type field effect transistor, a voltage drop part including at least one resistive element, and a current source having a power-supply-side terminal connected to a voltage source of a voltage higher than a first voltage. The bias part generates a bias voltage higher than the first voltage by the threshold voltage of the first and second n-type field effect transistors or a bias voltage that is higher than the first voltage and lower than the threshold voltage at the side of one end of the resistive element, and supplies the bias voltage to the gates of the first and second n-type field effect transistors in the level converting part.

2012-04-12

20120086697

DRIVING DEVICE OF DISPLAY DEVICE - There is provided a driving device of a display device, including: a first switching portion; a second switching portion; and a control section that, when the potential of a drive signal line is lower than a target potential, operates the first switching portion by using, as a first reference potential, a potential that is less than or equal to the target potential and that is closest to the target potential, among predetermined n types (n≧1) of potentials, and, when the potential of the drive signal line is higher than the target potential, operates the second switching portion by using, as a second reference potential, a potential that is greater than or equal to the target potential and that is closest to the target potential, among the n types of potentials.

2012-04-12

20120086698

SWITCH APPARATUS - A switch apparatus includes multiple operation switches and a display controller. Each of the operation switches has a display unit constructed of electronic paper that can rewrite a display image in a condition of being supplied with electric power and retain a rewritten display image after electric power supply is terminated. The display controller performs a display image rewriting processing that permits electric power supply to a target display unit, instructs the target display unit to rewrite a display image, and terminates electric power supply to the target display unit after instructing the target display unit to rewrite the display image. The display controller performs the display image rewriting processing successively to any of the display units whose display image is to be rewritten.